diff --git a/includes/incoming-events/class-woocommerce-membership-updated.php b/includes/incoming-events/class-woocommerce-membership-updated.php
index c19d3f5..ea6d65a 100644
--- a/includes/incoming-events/class-woocommerce-membership-updated.php
+++ b/includes/incoming-events/class-woocommerce-membership-updated.php
@@ -181,6 +181,24 @@ private function transfer_membership( $new_user, $local_plan_id, $previous_email
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Skip team-owned memberships: their ownership lives on the team post's `_member_id`,
+		// the linked subscription's `_customer_user`, and team_member user meta – rewriting only
+		// `post_author` here would silently desync all of those and break renewal dispatch.
+		// Team ownership transfers must be handled at the team level, not the user_membership level.
+		$team_id = get_post_meta( $existing_membership_id, '_team_id', true );
+		if ( ! empty( $team_id ) ) {
+			Debugger::log(
+				sprintf(
+					'Skipping transfer of team-owned membership #%d (team #%s) from %s to %s. Team memberships cannot be transferred via post_author alone.',
+					$existing_membership_id,
+					$team_id,
+					$previous_email,
+					$new_user->user_email
+				)
+			);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// Reassign the membership to the new owner.
 		$updated_post_id = wp_update_post(
 			[
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-membership-transfer.php b/tests/unit-tests/test-membership-transfer.php
index 17621d6..f279c55 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-membership-transfer.php
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-membership-transfer.php
@@ -212,4 +212,59 @@ public function test_update_membership_routes_to_transfer() {
 		// Verify the membership was transferred.
 		$this->assertEquals( $new_user_id, (int) get_post( $membership_id )->post_author );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Team-owned memberships (those with a `_team_id` meta) must not be transferred via
+	 * post_author rewrite. Their ownership lives on the team's `_member_id`, the linked
+	 * subscription's `_customer_user`, and team_member user meta. See NPPM-2741.
+	 */
+	public function test_transfer_skips_team_owned_membership() {
+		$old_user_id = $this->factory->user->create( [ 'user_email' => 'teamold@example.com' ] );
+		$new_user_id = $this->factory->user->create( [ 'user_email' => 'teamnew@example.com' ] );
+
+		$plan_id = $this->factory->post->create(
+			[
+				'post_type'   => Memberships_Admin::MEMBERSHIP_PLANS_CPT,
+				'post_status' => 'publish',
+			]
+		);
+		update_post_meta( $plan_id, Memberships_Admin::NETWORK_ID_META_KEY, 'test-team-plan' );
+
+		$membership_id = $this->factory->post->create(
+			[
+				'post_type'   => 'wc_user_membership',
+				'post_status' => 'wcm-active',
+				'post_author' => $old_user_id,
+				'post_parent' => $plan_id,
+			]
+		);
+		update_post_meta( $membership_id, Memberships_Admin::NETWORK_MANAGED_META_KEY, true );
+		update_post_meta( $membership_id, Memberships_Admin::REMOTE_ID_META_KEY, 555 );
+		update_post_meta( $membership_id, Memberships_Admin::SITE_URL_META_KEY, 'https://hub.example.com' );
+		// Mark as team-owned.
+		update_post_meta( $membership_id, '_team_id', 42 );
+
+		$transfer_event = new Woocommerce_Membership_Updated(
+			'https://hub.example.com',
+			[
+				'email'           => 'teamnew@example.com',
+				'user_id'         => $new_user_id,
+				'plan_network_id' => 'test-team-plan',
+				'membership_id'   => 555,
+				'new_status'      => 'active',
+				'end_date'        => null,
+				'previous_email'  => 'teamold@example.com',
+			],
+			time()
+		);
+
+		$transfer_method = new ReflectionMethod( Woocommerce_Membership_Updated::class, 'transfer_membership' );
+		$transfer_method->setAccessible( true );
+
+		$new_user = get_user_by( 'id', $new_user_id );
+		$transfer_method->invoke( $transfer_event, $new_user, $plan_id, 'teamold@example.com' );
+
+		// post_author must remain unchanged for team-owned memberships.
+		$this->assertEquals( $old_user_id, (int) get_post( $membership_id )->post_author );
+	}
 }